Renewable Energy: Press Briefings
Briefing 1: Denmark - Birthplace of Modern Wind Power Modern wind power was born in Denmark. In 1891, an adventurous teacher called Poul la Cour discovered that the traditional clapboard-sailed windmill could be adapted from grinding corn to producing electricity. For many years he provided the lighting for his high school and village houses.
Briefing 2: World Beaters - The Danish Wind Industry "Wind is our cheapest option to cut greenhouse gas emissions" Egon Soegaard, President of Elsam, Danish electricity utility
Briefing 3: Wind Energy - A Global Market Wind energy is a booming international business. Global sales of wind turbines reached US$ 1.5 billion in 1997. On current growth rates, the value of the market is expected to increase eight times by 2002.
Briefing 4: Power From The Sea - The Offshore Revolution Building wind farms out to sea could dramatically transform the Danish power supply system. A national action plan shows how more than 4,000 megawatts of wind power could be installed off the coast of Denmark by the year 2030. Meeting 40 per cent of electricity demand, this would take the country firmly into the lead in the world wind power league.
Briefing 5: Danish National Policy - 50% Wind-Powered Electricity by 2030 Denmark has embraced wind power ever since the 1970s oil crisis first alerted politicians to the fragility of fossil fuels. In the 1990s the imperative is to avoid the disaster of global climate change. As part of their commitment to environmentally benign energy sources the Danes are aiming for half their electricity supply to be generated by the wind in the year 2030.
Briefing 6: Vision 2030: The Future Is Here What does the future hold for wind power? Leading Danish consultant Birger Madsen has produced the following scenario...
Renewable Energy: Reports
Unlocking The Power Of Our Cities, Solar Power and Commercial Buildings The world is under threat from the greenhouse gases, principally carbon dioxide, which lead to climate change. The insurance industry has already suffered financial losses due to extreme weather events which are the first ‘fingerprints’ of disruption of the climate.
Solar Not Oil The Earth is under threat from climate change. Human activities over the last 200 years have resulted in emissions of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide from the burning of oil, coal and gas. This has altered the composition of the atmosphere causing the Earth's temperature to rise. This in turn is changing the climate. The latest scientific report from the United Nations predicts the earth's temperature is expected to rise faster than at any time during the last 10,000 years. Many species of plant and animals will be unable to adapt to this rate of warming and will become extinct.
Oil & Solar, Greenpeace International Briefing As the world increasingly ratchets up its response to climate change, the time when a solar economy replaces a fossil fuel economy is almost universally accepted. However it is decisions by industry, governments and people that will determine the pace of change.